--Open Library has links to over 1,000,000 ebooks available to anyone with an internet connection http://openlibrary.org/
--The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Excellent resource. http://www.archive.org/
--MIT Open Courseware has some of the best Open Content material available anywhere on the web. You can watch experts lecturing on Physics, Poetry, Philosophy and more as well as help prepare your high school student for their AP exams. http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
--Teachers without Borders is a free, open-source platform that establishes a place where educators can go to access resources, collaborate with other teachers worldwide, learn about and share common challenges, and interact in smaller communities specified by topic or subject. http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/
--Amazing list of resources available to anyone in the world. This section of Navigator is the entryway to the extensive listings of vetted projects exploring uses of emerging technologies contained in the Horizon Project data set — easily the largest database of its kind in the world. http://navigator.nmc.org/projects
A short video clip that provides a simple breakdown of the positive influences of Open Content and how it can break down some of the barriers of socioeconomic status in schools. (18)
Outstanding Open Content Material:
--Open Library has links to over 1,000,000 ebooks available to anyone with an internet connection
http://openlibrary.org/
--The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Excellent resource.
http://www.archive.org/
--Project Gutenberg, the first producer of ebooks
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
--MIT Open Courseware has some of the best Open Content material available anywhere on the web. You can watch experts lecturing on Physics, Poetry, Philosophy and more as well as help prepare your high school student for their AP exams.
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
--Teachers without Borders is a free, open-source platform that establishes a place where educators can go to access resources, collaborate with other teachers worldwide, learn about and share common challenges, and interact in smaller communities specified by topic or subject.
http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org/
--Folksemantic has over 110,000 Open Education Resources
http://www.folksemantic.com/resources
--Amazing list of resources available to anyone in the world. This section of Navigator is the entryway to the extensive listings of vetted projects exploring uses of emerging technologies contained in the Horizon Project data set — easily the largest database of its kind in the world.
http://navigator.nmc.org/projects
A short video clip that provides a simple breakdown of the positive influences of Open Content and how it can break down some of the barriers of socioeconomic status in schools. (18)
--Horizon Project Navigator